Trade visitors can look forward to a complete overview of the railway industry international market from September 18 to 21 at the InnoTrans 2018 in Berlin. Top technology with regard to tunnelling...
In the little French town of Plobsheim near Strasbourg, a joint venture consisting of the contractors Valentin and SMCE Réha has modernized the municipal drinking water system. Several pipe jacking...
The 3.3 km long Gubrist Tunnel is part of Zurich’s North Bypass between the communities of Weiningen and Regensdorf. The road tunnel began operating in 1985 and possesses two separate directional...
With the awarding of the largest contract section on the Austrian side of the project, Pfons–Brenner, a significant step has been taken in accomplishing the longest underground rail link, the Brenner...
On the construction of the Albabstieg Tunnel, the consortium of companies Ed. Züblin and Max Bögl working for client DB Projekt Stuttgart–Ulm GmbH have now completed concreting of the last of 945...
The application of steel fibres to reinforce concrete is becoming more and more interesting due to many advantages regarding the durability and sustainability of the construction. Especially the great...
The roughly 27 km long Semmering Base Tunnel is being built between Gloggnitz and Mürzzuschlag in three part-sections as one of the most important major European infrastructure projects. The Austrian...
The Mercedes-Benz Arocs has been specially developed as a construction machine and can be found on many tunnel sites – like at the moment on the new Stuttgart–Ulm high-speed line. On these restricted...
The main tasks of tunnelling logistics are the immediate disposal of the material accrued during excavation and the appropriate provision of the construction material required for driving and...
The Follo Line Project in Oslo is a revolution for tunnel-rich Norway. Previously, tunnels have mostly been built the traditional way with explosives. For the largest infrastructure project in the...
The 570 m long Maroggia Tunnel began operating in 1874. It has now been adapted to the requirements of the “4m Corridor Basle-Chiasso/Ranzo” by being enlarged at one side. The existing masonry was...
In mechanized tunnelling an early and safe bedding of the last inserted segment rings is a constructive necessity. This can purposefully be achieved by using a two-component mortar as grouting...
Leaking joints between construction elements are a known problem with engineered structures below ground. This also affects segment linings constructed with tunnel boring machines. If subsequent...
In January 2018, more than 350 trade visitors from research and practice as well as 123 exhibitors responded to the invitation of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kusterle from the OTH Regensburg to attend the 12th...
On April 13, 2018, more than one hundred young engineers got together at the Ruhr University in Bochum for the first “STUVA Forum for Young Engineering Professionals” (STUVA-YEP) workshop, set up...
On behalf of the Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (Kassel Transport Company) the STUVA looked into the question as to whether wheelchairs and electric scooters can be carried transversely to the...
Reliable fire protection plays a particularly significant role in the case of underground railway stations. As a result, the DB Station & Service AG has worked out a complex certification process in...
